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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 81
          Author:   Wolk (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE


           SUBJECT  :    California Plan Your Giving Day

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes and supports the  
          importance of gift planning by declaring October 1, 2010,  
          as California Plan Your Giving Day.

           ANALYSIS  :   

          This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

          1.Gift planning opens up options for donors, including  
            identifying assets for donation that may otherwise be  
            unavailable to charities and is a source of endowment  
            that provides for the possibility of long-term funding  
            for charitable purposes.

          2.Gift planning through testamentary arrangements provides  
            for estate tax savings and permits donors to leave a  
            lasting legacy to charity, and provides the public with  
            the option of reallocating assets, which are otherwise  
            subject to taxation, to social capital, thereby  
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            controlling the use and purpose of a person's charitable  
            giving.

          3.Gift planning proves to be gratifying for donors who  
            designate their giving to organizations that share values  
            similar to the donor, and has a major impact on the  
            future viability of charitable organizations that are  
            highly dependent on the philanthropic spirit of its  
            donors.

          This resolution recognizes and supports the importance of  
          gift planning by declaring October 1, 2010, as California  
          Plan Your Giving Day.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  3/22/10)

          California State University Monterey Bay


          JJA:do  3/22/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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